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BLUNDERING security guards have been partly blamed for the fire that ripped through Greenwich's Cutty Sark last year.

A joint investigation into last May's blaze revealed an industrial vacuum cleaner is likely to have been responsible for the damage to the historic tea clipper.

But senior investigating officer Det Ch Insp David Garwood also pointed the finger at the two night security guards patrolling the site that evening.

PLANS to close Canary Wharf’s nearest police station have been defended by the Tower Hamlets force.

The option to shut the Limehouse premises is included under proposed sweeping changes to policing in the borough.

The West India Dock Road building is considered to be unfit for purpose and Tower Hamlets Police are
consulting on proposals which would see facilities at the 60-year-old station replaced with a front desk service.